Pickled Green Onions

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Scroggins Estate in Royse City, Texas in 1992.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups grainulated sugar
 * ¼ cup water
 * ¾ cup white vinegar
 * ¼ teaspoon salt
 * few drops green food coloring
 * few drops yellow food coloring
 * 4 cups sliced green onions
 * ½ teaspoon mustard seed
 * ½ teaspoon celery seeds

Directions

 * 1) In saucepan combine sugar, water, vinegar and salt then bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
 * 2) Cool then add food coloring to syrup.
 * 3) In a one quart container combine onions, mustard seed and celery seed.
 * 4) Pour syrup over all then cover and let stand overnight.
 * 5) Add more onions to fill container then refrigerate 3 days before serving.